Womens hockey: Rattray has Golden Knights off to strong start

POTSDAM  Jamie Lee Rattrays two power-play goals helped the Clarkson womens hockey team blank Dartmouth, 2-0, in game one of the best-of-three ECAC Hockey quarterfinal series on Friday afternoon at Cheel Arena.

Erica Howe made 15 saves for her 12th shutout of the year for the Golden Knights (26-4-5), who can close out the series at 3 p.m. today with a victory.

Lindsay Holdcroft stopped 38 shots for the Big Green (9-19-1).

QUINNIPIAC 5, ST. LAWRENCE 0

Shiann Darkangelo netted a pair of goals in the first period as fourth-seeded Bobcats shut out the No. 5 Saints at Hamden, Conn., to take 1-0 lead in the best-of-three ECAC Hockey quarterfinal series.

Chelsea Laden turned aside 28 shots for Quinnipiac (21-5-9), which can sweep the series with a win in game at 4 p.m. today.

St. Lawrence junior Trevor Bibb won the 5,00 meters, and the 800-meter relay team of Adrian Wilson, Omaru Kabia, Shawn Lillie and Karim Creary in day one of the New York State Collegiate Track Conference Championships in Canton.

Bibb finished with a time of 15:03.46, while the relay team combined for a mark of 1:31.61 to put the Saints in first.

In the womens competition, SLU won the distance medley and the 800 relay to give it a lead after day one.

The Saints are trying to take the title from five-time defending champion Ithaca.

SQUASH

3 SAINTS MAKE IT TO QUARTERS

Defending national champion Amr Khalifa and Moustafa Bayoumy made it to the quarterfinals in the mens Pool Division at the College Squash Association Individual Nationals in Philadelphia, Pa.